Milan Kundera receives prestigious Franz Kafka Prize
Prague, Czech Republic- World-renowned Czech writer Milan Kundera has been designated as this year’s laureate of the Franz Kafka Prize,Continue Reading
Tag: Communism
“The symbolic significance of the ‘Miracle of the Vistula’ was built afterwards”
Interview with Maciej Górny, Polish historian and specialist of 19th and 20th history of Central and Eastern Europe, professor andContinue Reading
Book review: “Czechoslovakia behind the Iron Curtain”
If you came of age during the Cold War, wanting to know what living was like behind the Iron Curtain,Continue Reading
Sme daily editor-in chief becomes first Slovak to win European Press Prize
Bratislava, Slovakia – Sme daily’s editor-in-chief Beata Balogová became the first Slovak to win the coveted European Press Prize forContinue Reading
Magda Szabo: Female destinies in the turmoil of Hungarian history
Magda Szabo was one of the most influential contemporary writers in Hungarian literature until her death, in 2007. Her mostContinue Reading
Poland and the EU: A judicial “Kill Bill”?
As the coronavirus continues to spread and make headlines all over the world, we may tend to forget the topContinue Reading
Avast, a Czechoslovak cooperative turned global cybersecurity leader
Prague, Czech Republic – Although very few people know that Avast, a global leader in cybersecurity, was founded in Czechoslovakia,Continue Reading